On the way!

We’re on our way at last! We can’t believe what has happened in the last few days before leaving, the curse is upon us again. Apart from problems with Anne’s house which are still not resolved as we left, the day before we had a visit from our carpet supplier to tell us that the new carpet we had carefully chosen for the lounge and hall was discontinued and would we choose again! That cost us a couple of hours, which we could have done without. Then on the morning of our departure we discovered a very full dishwasher, a faithful servant for many years had packed up, and we had to wash them all by hand. We think it must have got wind that it is to be replaced while we are away, and was taking revenge.

Thankfully our trip down to Chorley with Andrew and our grandchildren was uneventful, but taking leave of Anne’s family, as always, was not easy. Then there was the hurdle of checking in with overweight baggage, despite the fact that we had sent on a parcel by post to Perth to reduce our weight so that we didn’t have to carry a heavy case each. Our fears were unfounded- we were just four kilos over, and they took pity on us poor pensioners!

We have nothing but praise for Singapore Airlines, the service has been excellent, perhaps apart from rebooking problems and the large rise in rebooking prices. But the staff are great, the food pretty good for an airline, and plenty of room in between seats.

Next stop Singapore, three nights there, and the real start of our great adventure!